CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State linebacker Omar Speights has been named the Pac-12 Conference's Freshman of the Week, it was announced on Monday.
Speights, from Philadelphia, led Oregon State with 10 tackles in the team's 56-38 win over Arizona this past weekend. He totaled one tackle for loss and half a sack versus the Wildcats.
His 10 tackles equaled his season best, set Oct. 12 against Utah.
The freshman has at least one tackle in seven of the team's eight games this season. He has 23 over the last three games, and 33 overall on the year.